From aardvark through to zebra, bring your child face-to-face with their favourite animals with this first reference for young animal lovers, now in paperback.

Discover all about over 2,000 animals from the largest and the loudest, through to the tallest and smallest. Find out why koalas sleep for nineteen hours. Whether all bears can climb trees. And how much a camel can drink in one go.

Packed with curiosity quizzes, 'turn and learn' boxes and bite-sized animal facts kids love getting their teeth into, there's lots to see and explore.

Go ahead, let your children take a walk into the natural world!

This book is part of a book series called Dk First Reference .

There are 160 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2008 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Penny Arlon writes children's nonfiction, taking inspiration from her own children. Her books range from preschool titles to family reference books, and include the Art Attack books, based on the award-winning CITV (UK) children's television program, and all 14 titles in Dorling Kindersley's Eye Know series. She is the author of almost all the books in the Scholastic Discover More emergent and confident reader strands, which have won numerous accolades and prizes.